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Synacor, Inc. (SYNC), the trusted multiscreen technology and monetization partner for video, internet and communications providers, device manufacturers, governments and enterprises, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2017.

“We delivered strong financial performance during the quarter - meeting our revenue and adjusted EBITDA growth expectations and reporting GAAP net income for the first time in nearly four years. We generated significant revenue growth and increased operating leverage that drove profitability,” said Synacor CEO Himesh Bhise.

“Search and advertising grew 23 percent year-over-year and includes the addition of revenues from AT&T. At the same time, software and services, which includes identity management and collaboration, is robust and delivered $13.6 million of high-margin revenue in the third quarter,” continued Bhise.

Added to a growing list of international enterprise and government email customers, including a South East Asia government ministry, an India government research lab and an Africa government information technology authority.

Continued to deliver strong user engagement metrics and grow revenue with ATT.net portal.

Revenue: For the third quarter of 2017, total revenue was $36.3 million, meeting the Company’s financial guidance, an increase of 16 percent over the second quarter of 2017, and 14 percent over the third quarter of 2016.

Net Income: For the third quarter of 2017, net income was $0.3 million, compared with a net loss of $3.3 million in the second quarter of 2017 and a net loss of $3.4 million in the third quarter of 2016. Net income in the third quarter of 2017 includes a $1.9 million gain on the sale of an investment.

Earnings per share, or EPS, was $0.01 in the third quarter of 2017, compared with a loss of $0.09 in the second quarter of 2017 and a loss of $0.11 in the third quarter of 2016.

Adjusted EBITDA: For the third quarter of 2017, adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (adjusted EBITDA), which excludes stock-based compensation expense, was $1.8 million compared with $0.2 million in the second quarter of 2017 and $0.2 million for the third quarter of 2016.

Cash: The Company ended the third quarter of 2017 with $22.9 million in cash and cash equivalents, compared with $23.0 million at the end of the prior quarter.

Based on information available as of November 14, 2017, the Company is providing financial guidance for the fourth quarter and narrowing fiscal 2017 guidance within the previously reported range as follows:

Q4 2017 Guidance: Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2017 is projected to be in the range of $46.0 million to $51.0 million. The Company expects to report net income of ($1.8) million to $0.5 million and adjusted EBITDA of $2.0 million to $4.0 million, which excludes stock-based compensation expense of $0.6 million to $0.7 million, depreciation and amortization of $2.6 million to $2.8 million, and tax, interest expense and other income and expense of $0.3 million.

Fiscal 2017 Guidance: Revenue for the full year of 2017 is now expected to be within the range of $140 million to $145 million. The Company expects to report a net loss in the range of $9.1 million to $11.4 million and adjusted EBITDA in the range of $0.8 million to $2.8 million, which excludes stock-based compensation expense of $2.5 million to $2.6 million, depreciation and amortization of $9.6 million to $9.8 million, gain on investment of $1.9 million and tax, interest expense, capitalized software impairment, and other income and expense of $1.7 million.

Conference Call Details

Synacor will host a conference call today at 5:00 p.m. ET to discuss the third-quarter financial results with the investment community. The live webcast of Synacor’s earnings conference call can be accessed at http://investor.synacor.com/events.cfm. To participate, please login approximately ten minutes prior to the webcast. For those without access to the internet, the call may be accessed toll-free via phone at (833) 235-2655, with conference ID 5949837, or callers outside the U.S. may dial (647) 689-4151. Following completion of the call, a recorded webcast replay will be available on Synacor's website. To listen to the telephone replay, call toll-free (800) 585-8367, or callers outside the U.S. may dial (416) 621-4642. The conference ID is 5949837.

About Synacor

Synacor (SYNC) is the trusted technology development, multiplatform services and revenue partner for video, internet and communications providers, device manufacturers, governments and enterprises. Synacor’s mission is to enable its customers to better engage with their consumers. Its customers use Synacor’s technology platforms and services to scale their businesses and extend their subscriber relationships. Synacor delivers managed portals, advertising solutions, email and collaboration platforms, end-to-end video solutions and cloud-based identity management.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures in this release. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company's performance, financial position or cash flows that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

We report adjusted EBITDA because it is a key measure used by our management and Board of Directors to understand and evaluate our core operating performance and trends, to prepare and approve our annual budget and to develop short- and long-term operational plans. In particular, the exclusion of certain expenses in calculating adjusted EBITDA can provide a useful measure for period-to-period comparisons of our core business. Accordingly, we believe that adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results in the same manner as our management and Board of Directors.

For a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to net income, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, please refer to the table “Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures” in this press release.

"Safe Harbor" statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning Synacor's expected financial performance (including, without limitation, its fourth-quarter and fiscal year 2017 guidance, the statements and quotations from management and Synacor's strategic and operational plans. The achievement or success of the matters covered by such forward-looking statements involves risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If any such risks or uncertainties materialize or if any of the assumptions prove incorrect, the Company's results could differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements the Company makes.

The risks and uncertainties referred to above include - but are not limited to - risks associated with: execution of our plans and strategies, including execution against our agreement with AT&T the pace and degree to which the AT&T portal can be monetized; the loss of a significant customer; our ability to obtain new customers; our ability to integrate the assets and personnel from acquisitions; expectations regarding consumer taste and user adoption of applications and solutions; developments in internet browser software and search advertising technologies; general economic conditions; expectations regarding the Company's ability to timely expand the breadth of services and products or introduction of new services and products; consolidation within the cable and telecommunications industries; changes in the competitive dynamics in the market for online search and digital advertising; the risk that security measures could be breached and unauthorized access to subscriber data could be obtained; potential third party intellectual property infringement claims or other legal claims against Synacor; and the price volatility of our common stock.

Further information on these and other factors that could affect the Company’s financial results is included in filings it makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the Company's most recent Form 10-Q filed with the SEC. These documents are available on the SEC Filings section of the Investor Information section of the Company's website at http://investor.synacor.com/. All information provided in this release and in the attachments is available as of November 14, 2017, and Synacor undertakes no duty to update this information.